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When Ravi Kapoor, an over-worked London doctor, is driven beyond endurance by his disgusting and difficult father-in-law, he asks his wife: 'Can't we just send him away somewhere? Somewhere far, far away.' His prayer seems to have been answered when his entrepreneurial cousin, Sonny, sets up a retirement home, recreating a lost corner of England in a converted guesthouse in Bangalore. Travel and set-up are inexpensive, staff willing and plentiful - and the British pensioners can enjoy the hot weather and take mango juice with their gin. These Foolish Things is a brilliant comedy of manners, mixing acute observation with a deeper message about how different cultures cope in the modern world.
| ISBN | 0099461846 | | Pages | 256 | | ISBN13 | 9780099461845
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 200 | | Publisher | Vintage | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Vintage | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 132 | | Publication date | 29 Jan 2005 | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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"She writes beautifully, as always, and the phrase-making is as good as the characterization...brilliant."--"Sunday Telegraph" .,."classic Moggach: funny, touching and so full of colours and visual details that you feel, after finishing it, as if you've already seen the movie."--"Daily Telegraph"  Be the first to write a customer review
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